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BULLETIN OF THE EXTENSION 
DIVISION, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, 



Application made for entry as second-class mail matter at the post-office at Bloomington, 
Indiana, under the act ^of August 24, 1912. Published monthly from the University office, 
Bloomington, Indiana. 



Vol. IV 



BLOOMINGTON, IND. 



No. 7 




Visual Instruction 



Rules for Borrowers, Catalog of Sets, and Sug- 
gestions for Use of Lantern Slides 
and Exhibits 



MARCH, 1919 



Contents 



Prefatory Note — page 

Visual Instruction 4 

Announcements • 4 

Motion Pictures 4 

Art Exhibits 5 

Topical Exhibits 5 

Lantern Slides — 

Material Lent 6 

Rules for Borrowers 6 

Catalog of Lantern Slide Sets 8 

Suggestions for Use 12 



n. of D. 
JUL 8 1919 



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University Extension 



Every community has problems which it cannot meet successfully 
alone. Most organizations within a community depend in some degree on 
outside agencies to increase the effectiveness of the work done. Inter- 
dependence is an increasingly dominant characteristic of the community 
and the state. Consequently one of the functions of University Extension 
is to facilitate the process of mutual aid, to make available to communities 
desiring them the resources at the command of the University, to cooper- 
ate with the community in developing its local resources, and to create if 
possible jiew resources to meet certain new demands. In accordance with 
this function the Division conducts the Extension Teaching Sei'vice and 
the Public Welfare Service. 

The Extension Teaching Service includes correspondence-study, 
class-study, club-study, and lecture courses. The Public Welfare Ser- 
vice includes collecting and lending package libraries and material for 
visual instruction ; organizing and directing institutes, surveys, confer- 
ences, public discussion leagues, and extension centers ; giving cooperative 
assistance to clubs, civic societies, public boards and commissions, and 
other community agencies. These activities are designed to assist in- 
dividuals and communities of the state in the solution of some of their 
problems and in the furtherance of the general welfare. 

Address all communications to 

The Extension Division, Indiana University, 

. ' Bloomington, Ind. 



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Prefatory Note 



Visual Instruction. The Public "Welfare Service of the Indiana Uni- 
versity Extension Division aims to develop the work of visual instruction 
so as to furnish an increasingly varied and valuable equipment for the 
use of schools, libraries, and clubs whenever they require illustrative 
material as a supplement to regular instruction or as a part of a program 
of entertainment. This aim recognizes the desirability of extending the 
instructional facilities of schools and other organizations to include mater- 
ials not easily obtainable by them individually, and the desirability, also, 
of contributing to the growing tendency toward community provision for 
noncommercial entertainment. 

Just as maps, illustrations in textbooks, and various kinds of speci- 
mens and instruments in laboratories are necessities in well-conducted 
schools of the present day, so the time is coming when lantern slides, 
motion pictures, paintings, and topical panel exhibits will be common as 
necessary instruments of regular instruction. So also community organ- 
izations, aided by the University and other public agencies, will increase 
their efforts to secure concerts, dramatic productions, illustrated lectures, 
travelogues, and other entertainment for the common benefit. Such 
tendencies working for the enrichment of community life may well be 
encouraged. It is hoped that the material of visual instruction provided 
by the Public Welfare Service may help in the improvement of both 
school instruction and community entertainment. 

Announcements. This bulletin gives details concerning the lending of 
lantern slides. Other printed matter, which vdll be furnished upon re- 
quest, describes more fully the topical exhibits and art exhibits which 
are lent under substantially the same rules as lantern slides. 

Borrowers are urged to write the Extension Division offering criticism 
and definite suggestions for the improvement of the service. Further, 
the expansion of the service, by additions to the collections on hand and 
by measures for more extensive lending, is directly conditioned by the 
interest and demand on the part of the borrowers. 

Large additions to the collection of lantern slides will not be made 
unless borrowers use frequently the sets already prepared. Actual use 
of the material of visual instruction is the best gauge of expansion. If 
the material lent by the Extension Division is useful it will help if bor- 
rowers will make the fact knowTi. Accordingly, blanks for reporting the 
use made of visual instruction material are sent to borrowers. In every 
case such blanks should be carefully filled out and returned to the Uni- 
versity. 

Motion Pictures. The Extension Division discontinued its motion 
picture service in 1917. Nearly three years of service demonstrated that 

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there was a growing appreciation of the value of the film in education 
and community development and also that the demand for adequate pic- 
tures could not easily be met. No one institution in a smgle state can 
furnish sufficient films of a high type unless it has large sums of money 
available or has the support of some nation-wide service. 

The Federal Division of Educational Extension, created by President 
Wilson to salvage educational materials produced during the war, has 
laid the foundation for a national visual instruction service. When the 
plans are completed motion picture service for Indiana will probably be 
resumed. 

Art Exhibits. The Extension Division has for two years circulated 
twenty-five art exhibits which were secured from the Fine Arts Depart- 
ment of the University and from the Indiana Art Club, an organization 
created by the Federation of Women's Clubs and the Public Library Com- 
mission. Descriptions of the exhibits and rules for borrowing will be 
furnished upon request. 

Topical Exhibits. Panel exhibits consisting of large framed and un- 
framed charts with bold lettering, photographs, and cartoons are lent by 
the Extension Division. They present in a striking manner various sub- 
jects of direct concern to any community and serve effectively as a back- 
ground for lectures, conferences, and campaigns for health and civic im- 
provement. Some of the subjects are child welfare, play and recreation, 
school activities, and public health. 



Lantern Slides 



Lantern slides have long been used both for entertainment and in- 
struction. Their cost, however, has limited their use considerably. Even 
systems of rental prove too expensive in the long run, at least for organ- 
izations which have no large funds available for such a purpose. More- 
over, commercial companies are net in a position to prepare sets best 
suited to educational use. Consequently the Extension Division has col- 
lected a variety of lantern slides, carefully selected and arranged, to lend 
at a minimum expense to borrowers in the state. 

MATERIAL LENT 

Sources. The lantern slides lent thru the Extension Division have 
been collected from three different sources : from University departments, 
from commercial or industrial firms, and from general welfare agencies, 
the last group purchased either by sets or by single slide. Since many 
of the sets are available thru the courtesy of the Geology, English, His- 
tory, Astronomy, and Latin Departments of the University and are at 
times in demand for classroom use, they must be handled much as re- 
served collections of books are handled by libraries; that is, they may not 
be circuited and must be promptly returned by borrowers on demand of 
the Extension Division. As rapidly as time and money will permit, the 
collection of slides prepared and owned by the Extension Division will be 
increased and arrangements made to circuit the sets so as to reduce the 
expense of transportation. 

Character. Some of the slides, notably the scenic views, are beautiful- 
ly colored. Other slides are uncolored partly because no hand-painting 
can do justice to the object or scene photographed and because usually a 
plain negative serves best for demonstration purposes. 

Notes. Most of the sets are accompanied by lecture notes and biblio- 
graphies. A copy of "Apollo: An Illustrated Manual of the History of 
Art thruout the Ages" by S. Reinach will be sent vdth lantern slides 
illustrating painting and sculpture. Requests for slides should be made 
long enough before the date for exhibition so that notes, bibliographies, 
and other reference material may be forwarded to the borrower in ample 
time to enable him to make thoro preparation. 

RULES FOR BORROWERS 

Borrowers. Any responsible representative of a school, library, club, 
or other organization in Indiana may borrow lantern slides upon applica- 
tion to the Extension Division. 

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Time. The slides are lent for a period of time sufficient for exhibit- 
ion; they may be borrowed for one week including the time occupied in 
transit. An extension of time will be granted if application is made 
promptly and no other borrowers are inconvenienced. Department slides 
are subject to recall at any time. 

Expense. The only cost for the service is the transportation charge 
from and to the University. In case of shipment to another borrower 
the slides may be sent collect when instruction to that effect is received 
from the Extension Division. In cases of circuiting, an attempt is always 
made to apportion the cost of shipment. 

Breakage. Borrowers are also required to pay the cost of replacing 
broken slides. Record is kept of the condition of the slides when shipped 
out and a card duplicate of the record mailed to the borrower. This card 
with a statement of the condition of the slides upon packing for return 
shipment should be sent back with the slides. Breakage in transit seldom 
occurs, but borrowers are urged to protect themselves by securing a 
statement from the express agent in case of damage. 

Loss. Frequently borrowers fail to return the full number of slides 
in a set. Often the last slide used is left in the carrier and forgotten. 

Packing. Specific directions for packing and shipping are sent with 
the slides. 

Notification. It is important that borrowers notify the Extension Di- 
vision immediately upon receiving lantern slides and at the time of re- 
shipment. This is not only a matter of courtesy but it is also essential 
to the successful tracing and checking of slides. 

Use Restricted. Lantern slides must be used under public auspices for 
the good of the community. 

Slides may not be rented to others. 

Slides must not be used on any occasion when an admission fee is 
charged. (Exception is made when a school undertakes to purchase a 
projector and must secure the money by charging admission to enter- 
tainments given by the use of slides.) 



Catalog of Lantern Slide Sets 



Upon inquiry for one definite set by subject a list of the slides in that 
set will be sent with notes and bibliography. It is impracticable to supply 
complete lists of all the slides in the collection. 

The sets as given by subject are not final classifications. Subjects 

not listed can be adequately illustrated by judicious selection of slides 

from various sets. For instance, such a subject as neighborhood improve- 

*^ ment can be illustrated by slides now grouped under city planning, school 

5a^ activities, and other subjects. When new sets are purchased during the 

year, supplements to the catalog will be sent to borrowers. 

The figures at the left indicate set subjects, those at the right in 
parentheses the number of slides illustrating the subjects or phases of 
them. The names given after some titles indicate the sources of the sets 
or the authors of lecture notes. Sets marked with an asterisk (*) have 
complete lecture notes, either typewritten or printed. 

Architecture and Sculpture — 

1. French Gothic Architecture and Sculpture (41). 

2. Greek and Roman Architecture and Sculpture (39). 

3. Medieval English Architecture (21), (A. M. Brooks, Fine Arts 
Department) . 

4. Medieval Castles (20)*, (S. B. Harding). 
Canadian Views — 

5. Canada — Geography and Industries (97)*, (Canadian Pacific 
Railway) . 

Child Welfare — 

6. Care of Babies (48), (Federal Children's Bureau) . 
101. Care of Babies and Older Children (75), (Mrs. Edna Hatfield 

Edmondson) . 

37. Play and Recreation (48), (George E. Schlafer, Extension 
Division). 

104. Public Health and Hygiene (50). 

City Planning — 

7. City Planning (55)*, (W. A. Rawles, Economics Department). 

8. Housing and Sanitation (88). 
61. Paris (100)*, (University of Wisconsin). 

38. Playgrounds (35), (Narragansett Machine Company). 
40. School Development (94)*. 

59. Streets of London (50)*, (H. T. Stephenson, English Depart- 
ment) . 

42. The Social Center (93)*, (E. J. Ward, University of Wis- 
consin). 

43. Town and City Beautification (58)*, (S. Josephine Strange). 

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Civics — 

58. Process of Legislation in Indiana (30)*, (John A. Lapp) = 
Community Centers — 

39. Community Schoolhouses (65)*, (W. S. Bittner, Extension 
Division). 

42. The Social Center (93)*. 
Community Improvem,ent — 

39. Community Schoolhouses (65)*. 

40. School Development (93)*. 

44. The Fly (57)*, (International Harvester Company). 

41. The New Era (71)*, (W. H. Dudley, Extension Division, Uni- 

versity of Wisconsin). 

42. The Social Center (93)*. 

43. Town and City Beautification (58)*. 

Community Singing — 

60. Community Songs (73), (George E. Schlafer, Extension Di- 
vision). 
English Literature — 

10. Chaucer (22), (H. T. Stephenson, English Department). 

11. Eighteenth Century Literature (55). 

12. Elizabethan Theatres (22). 

9. Robert Burns (26), (English Department). 

13. Shakspere's Plays I (60)*. 

14. Shakspere's Plays II (49)*. 

15. Shakspere's Life and Times I (51)*. 

16. Shakspere's Life and Times II (49)*. 
Exposition — 

17. Panama Pacific Exposition (59)*. 
Geography, General and Commercial — 

5. Canada — Geography and Industries (97)*. 
France (19)*. 

Italian Views (13)*, (C.A.Payne). 
Japanese Views (93)*. 

Meat Packing (65)*, (Swift and Company), 
Mexico and South America (40). 
Miscellaneous War Slides (72)*. 
New York (18). 
New York to Niagara (37)*. 
Paris (100)*. 
Regional Geography (75). 
Streets of London (50)*. 
The Western States (40). 
Willow Work (25) *. 

Work of the Forest Service (50)*, (U.S. Forest Service). 
Wood Lot (15). 



85. 

88. 

56. 

23. 
107. 

90. 
111. 

18. 

61. 
102. 

59. 
108. 

55. 

77. 

78. 
History- 

70. 

20. 

22. 



American History (13)*. 

Before the French Revolution (45), (History Department). 

Early Cretan History (27)*, (S. B. Harding). 



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21. French Revolution (51). 

19. Indiana History (59)*, (Logan Esarey, History Department). 

4. Medieval Castles (20)*. 

106. Peace Conference (50)*. 

96. The President's Words Illustrated (26). 

71. War Maps (21), (W. W. Black, School of Education). 
Industry — 

24. Maxwell Motor Company (7). 
23. Meat Packing (65)*. 

55. Willow Work (25)*. 
Japanese Views — 

56.' Japanese Views (93)*. 
Latin — 

109. Caesar (25), (Latin Department). 

103. Roman Life (50)*, (S. E. Stout, Latin Department). 

25. Virgil's Aeneid (40)*, (E. A. Menk, Latin Department). 
Painting — 

27. Early Italian Painting (24), (Fine Arts Department).. 

28. German, Flemish, and Dutch Painting (18). 

26. Italian Painting (29). 
Physiography and Geology^ 

30. Erosin (42), (Geology Department). 

31. Glaciers (40), (E.R. Cumings, Geology Department).- 

32. Lakes and Shores (20). 

110. Mountains, Italian Views (40). 

36. Volcanoes (39). 

Play and Recreation f.or the Community — 

37. Play and Recreation (48). 

38. Playgrounds (35)*, (W. S. Bittner, Extension Division). 
40. School Development (93)*. 

39. Schoolhouses for the Community (65)*. 
42. The Social Center (93)*. 

Schools and Rural Life — 

39. Community Schoolhouses (64)*. 

104. Public Health and Hygiene (50). 

40. School Development (94)*. 

105. School Sanitation (50). 

41. The New Era (71)*. 

42. The Social Center (93)*. 
University Views — 

46. Indiana University (54), (J. W. Cravens, Registrar). 
War Slides — 

66. Aeroplane Work (26)*, (Committee on Public Information). 

79. After the War— What? (54)*, (University of California). 

80. American History (13)*. 

81. Balloons (16)*. 

82. Camp Life (22)*. 

83. Collegesin the War (30)*. 
65. European War (57)*. 



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84. Events in the War for January, 1918 (34)*. 

85. France (19)*. 

86. German War Practices (75). 

87. In the Trenches (20)*. 

88. Italian Views (13)*, (C. A. Payne). 

89. Lucien Jonas Prints (15)*. 

90. Miscellaneous War Slides (72)*. 

91. On the Firing Line (16). 

61. Paris (100)*. 

106. Peace Conference (50). 

92. Posters and Cartoons (11). 

93. Ruined Churches of France (50)*. 

62. Ruthless Warfare (75). 

94. Ships (14). 

95. Tanks and Guns (26)*. 

96. The President's Words Illustrated (26) *. 

63. U.S. Army (50)*. 

64. U.S. Navy (49)*. 

97. War Maps and Personages (31), 

98. Women in the War (23)*. 

99. Y.M.C.A. and Red Cross (21)*. 
Welfare Work — - 

46. Battle Creek Sanitarium (12), 

47. Health (30), (Metropolitan Insurance Couipciny) . 
Western Views — 

52. On the Chicago and Northwestern (6) , (C. and N.W. Railroad) . 

48. . On the Union Pacific (24)*, (Union Pacific Railroad). 

53. * The Grand Canyon (31)*, (Santa Fe Railroad). 

51. Views of Railroad Bridge Construction (12)*, (Pennsylvania 

Railroad) . 

50. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, etc. (21)*. 

49. Yellowstone National Park (100)*, (Union Pacific Railroad).. 

54. Yosemite Park (31)*. 

SUGGESTIONS FOR USE 

Method. For irstruction or entertainment lantern slides serve the 
purpose best when the exhibitor spends time and effort in study of the 
subject he presents, and is thoroly familiar with the individual pictures 
in the set. For class use in schools it is advisable that the pictures be 
made the basis of definite exercises on the part of the pupils. 

"Long experience has proved that the child learns most quickly such 
subjects as are classified under the general term of geography, first, by 
seeing the actual places, people, or industries; second, by seeing an ac- 
curate representation of them by means of stereographs or prints; third, 
by hearing a vivid oral description. What he gleans from the printed 
page comes last in educational value." 

For community centers, clubs, and other organizations not specifically 
educational, lantern slides may serve a useful purpose. They make it 
possible for individuals in the community to furnish entertainment with 
little expense, and bring variety into the yearly program without the 
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Equipment. Projection apparatus should be simple, for complicated 
adjustments mean constant care to keep them in order. For classroom 
instruction the lantern should be readily portable to save time and 
trouble for the teachers. Such apparatus can be secured. 

Sources of Light. The best light for projection is the electric — either 
the arc light or the nitrogen-filled bulb. 

If electricity is not available compressed acetylene from a prestolite 
tank will furnish a fairly satisfactory light. A two-jet burner will give, 
good results; a burner with pastil attachment gives added light. Prest- 
olite tanks can be exchanged when empty and full ones obtained at a. 
cost of from $2.50 to $3.75, depending upon the size of the tank. 

Screen. A screen should be opaque and dead white, since light which 
passes thru may be reflected unevenly from surfaces behind the screen, 
and such light is, of course, wasted so far as projection purposes are 
concerned. For classroom use a large screen is not desirable; one six feet 
by six feet on a spring roller is serviceable. 

Darkening Rooms. Special preparation for darkening a classroom 
is in many cases unnecessary if a strong electric current is available. 
When extra shades are required they should be hung as a wide window 
shade from center to center of the casing. 

Cost of Projection Outfit. Particular inquiries concerning the cost 
of equipment and the best type of projector will be answered as com- 
pletely as possible. The foregoing suggestions and the following ap- 
proximate prices are meant to serve as an answer to general inquiries: 

Lantern, including electric lamp and rheostat $30.00 to $150.00 

Scr--en .' • • 2.50 to 32.00 

Screen Standard 6.00 to 16.00 

Prestolite Tank , 8.50 to 15.00 

A lantern should throw an image which is sharp in every part. To 
determine uniformity of detail use a map or outline slide with small let- 
tering at the center and. near the corners. A lens which does not give 
such a flat field should be rejected. Anyone contemplating the purchase 
of an outfit should write for catalogs and full information to several re- 
liable firms. A list of such firms will be furnished upon request. 

Motion Picture Projectors. While motion pictures will soon become 
the chief vehicle of visual instruction, lantern slides will long hold an 
important place. A school which can afford a motion picture projector 
can also make good use of a stereopticon. Tho the two apparatus can be 
obtained in combination, it is highly desirable to have a separate stere- 
opticon equipment, since the latter is most serviceable when it is light, 
compact, and easily transportable. 

Information concerning motion picture projectors and sources of films 
will be furnished upon request. 

Address all communications to 

THE EXTENSION DIVISION, 

INDIANA UNIVERSITY, 

Bloomington, Indiana^ 



